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vocabulary unit 1...
vocabulary, unit one for unit tests and quizzes
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| admonish | to caution or advise against something, to scold mildly, to remain of duty |
| cumbersome | clumsy,hard to handle, slow-moving |
| efface | to wipe out, to keep one self from being noticed. |
| relinquish | to let go, give up |
| breach | an opening, gap, rupture, rift, a violation or in fraction, to create an opening, break through |
| deadlock | a standstill resulting from the o opposition of two equal forces or fractions, to bring such a standstill. |
| muddle | to make a mess of, to get by, a hopeless mess |
| salvage | to save from fire or shipwreck, property thus saved |
| brigand | a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
| debris | scattered fragments, wreckage |
| opinionated | stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind. |
| spasmodic | sudden and violent but brief, fitful, intermittent |
| circumspect | careful, cautious |
| diffuse | to spread or scatter freely or widely, wordy, long winded, or unfocused, |
| perennial | lasting for a long time, persistent, a plant that lives for many years |
| spurious | not genuine, not true, not valid |
| commandeer | to seize for military or official use |
| dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| predispose | to incline or to like something beforehand |
| unbridled | uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |